Panta Rhei

Going with the Flow

Vessel Name: Panta Rhei
Vessel Make/Model: 50 ' Homebuilt Custom Catamaran
Hailing Port: Halifax, Canada
Crew: Allan & Brenda
Extra: The Boat Name : Heraclitus of Ephesus said, "No man ever steps in the same river twice," which Plato paraphrased as, "panta rhei" - everything flows.
23 April 2023 | Tobacco Cay and Tobacco Range , Belize
21 April 2023 | South Water Caye , Belize
15 April 2023 | Sapodilla Lagoon, Belize
10 April 2023 | South Water Caye, Belize
10 April 2023 | Sapodilla Lagoon, Belize
29 March 2023 | Placencia, Belize
23 March 2023 | Sapodilla Lagoon,, Belize
23 March 2023 | Sapodilla Lagoon,, Belize
12 March 2023 | Sapodilla Lagoon,, Belize
05 March 2023 | New Haven Bay, Belize
23 April 2022 | Sapodilla Lagoon
18 April 2022 | South Water Cay, Belize
04 April 2022 | Sapodilla Lagoon, Belize
11 March 2022 | Placencia, Belize
11 March 2022 | New Haven, Belize
14 March 2020 | Tres Puntes, Guatemala
26 February 2020 | Placencia, Belize
26 February 2020 | Placencia, Belize
21 February 2020 | Placencia, Belize
20 February 2020 | Placencia, Belize
Recent Blog Posts
23 April 2023 | Tobacco Cay and Tobacco Range , Belize

Great snorkelling

We had some great snorkelling at Tobacco Cay. Lovely clear water and lots of marine life. Tobacco Cay is very small and does not

21 April 2023 | South Water Caye , Belize

Challenges of Life

Yesterday B felt good enough to sail and so we followed our rule of having one good day after illness before sailing. Unfortunately, when

15 April 2023 | Sapodilla Lagoon, Belize

Back again

We spent some lovely time at South Water Caye, snorkeling, cleaning the bottoms of the hulls, visiting with friends and just chilling. We

10 April 2023 | South Water Caye, Belize

Step One Complete

Today was virtually windless and so we motored from Sapodilla Lagoon to South Water Caye. The weather is so settled that we were

10 April 2023 | Sapodilla Lagoon, Belize

Almost Ready

We ended up in Placencia far longer than anticipated. Initially strong gusty winds from where we were headed kept us in the lagoon

29 March 2023 | Placencia, Belize

Finally Some Sailing

This morning we left Sapodilla Lagoon on a blustery 20+ kt. wind out of the ENE. The other boats in the lagoon must have been heading

Sittee River

07 January 2019 | Belize
Brenda
This morning we moved from Sapodilla Lagoon to the Sittee River. There wasn't any wind to speak of and the distance between the two headlands didn't make raising sail worthwhile so we did our motorboat impersonation.

Just as we reached the Sittee River entrance the edge of a squall that we had been watching rushed past to provide a bit of atmosphere. A boat came out from the Sittee River Marina to guide us into the river. The depth in the channel was fine (8' least depth an hour before high tide) but the channel was very narrow with a couple of sharp turns. It was confusing until we got right up to the stakes and then we could see what was going on. The rising wind, darkening sky, all the stakes and then the few marked stakes red to port, green to starboard added to the entertainment value. It was nice to have the guide boat with us.

We are tucked in to a small dredged out lagoon. The entrance channel was just wide enough for us (PR has a 26 foot beam). I felt like a little pin ball - one way until you touch one side then alter course until you touch the other. All slow speed and soft sides so no worries. With PR's single little diesel engine, midships outdrive leg and lots of windage tight quarters are always an adventure. Fortunately the captain is very skilled and always calm. Saw a crocodile in the river right after we tied up.

So we are here for a few days to visit friends and to develop a plan that will guide our travels for the next couple of months.
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